Pascal Quignard

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Pascal Quignard (born April 23, 1948) is a French writer born in Verneuil-sur-Avre. In 2002 his novel Les Ombres errantes won the prestigious Prix Goncourt. Terrasse à Rome (Terrasse in Rome), received the French Academy prize in 2000, and Carus was awarded the "Prix des Critiques" in 1980.

One of Quignard's most famous works is the eighty-four "Little Treatises", first published in 1991 by Maeght. His most popular book is probably Tous les matins du monde (All the Mornings in the World), about 17th century viola de gamba player Marin Marais and his teacher, Sainte-Colombe, which was adapted for the screen in 1991, by director Alain Corneau. Quignard wrote the screenplay of the film, in collaboration with Corneau. Tous les matins du monde, starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gérard Depardieu and son Guillaume Depardieu, was a tremendous success in France and sold 2 million tickets in the first year, and was subsequently distributed in 31 countries. The soundtrack was certified platinum (500,000 copies) and made musician Jordi Savall an international star. The film was released in 1992 in the US.

Quignard also translated (often little known) works from the Latin (Albucius, Porcius Latro), Chinese (Kong-souen Long), and Greek (Lycophron).

Five of his works available in English: Albucius (The Lapis Press), The Salon in Württemberg (Grove Weidenfeld), and All the World's Mornings (Graywolf Press). Sarx and On Wooden Tablets: Apronenia Avitia (Burning Deck).

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L’être du balbutiement, 1969
Alexandra de Lycophron, 1971
La Parole de la Délie, 1974
Écho, 1975
Sang, 1976
Hiems, 1977
Sarx, 1977
Les Mots de la terre, de la peur et du sol, 1978
Inter aerias fagos, 1979
Sur le défaut de terre, 1979
Le Secret du domaine, 1980
Le Vœu de silence, 1985
Une Gêne technique à l'égard des fragments, 1986
Le Lecteur, 1976
Carus, 1979
Les Tablettes de buis d’Apronenia Avitia, 1984
La leçon de musique, 1987
Petits traités, 1990
Albucius, 1990
Le Sexe et l'Effroi, 1994
Rhétorique spéculative, 1995
La Haine de la musique, 1996
La Frontière, 1998
Le Lecteur, 1976
Le Salon du Wurtemberg, (Paris: Gallimard, 1986)
Les Escaliers de Chambord, 1989
Tous les matins du monde, (Paris: Gallimard, 1991)
Vie secrète, 1998
Le Nom sur le bout de la langue, 1993
L'Occupation américaine, 1994
Le sexe et l’effroi, 1994
Les septante, 1994
L’amour conjugal, 1994
Rhétorique spéculative, 1996
Vie secrète, 1998
Terrasse à Rome, 2000
Tondo, 2002
Le Dernier Royaume
- - I: Les ombres errantes (Paris: Gallimard, 2002)
  - (Paris: Gallimard, 2002)
  - III: Abîme (Paris: Gallimard, 2002)
  - IV: Les paradisiaques, 2005
  - V: Sordidissimes, 2005
Villa Amalia, 2006